Editing Lycaon

{{Status|Canon}}
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|description=A man in a white-gold toga, with the head of a wolf{{Ref/Novel|Id=Saturn|Saturn Devouring His Son}}
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'''Lycaon''' is a [[Smart AI]] assigned as the [[ship director]] for {{UNSCShip|Saturn}}, a {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} serving in the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|Saturn}}

==Operational history==
===Outbreak at Site 22===
{{Main|Outbreak at Site 22}}
In [[2556]], Lycaon picked up the loss of contact with [[civilian]] mining teams deployed to [[Site 22]]; the site of a [[Forerunner starship]] that [[Imbrium Machine Complex]] were interested in salvaging. After informing the ship's [[Captain (NAVCOM)|captain]], [[Pedro Alvarez]], of the situation, Lycaon attempted to contact IMC to ascertain what exactly was important about Site 22. The company refused to share any details for fear of losing their claim to the find, resulting in UNSC ''Saturn'' observing from afar while groundside teams battled an unknown foe - which was eventually revealed to be the [[Flood]]. Consequently, Lycaon recommended the enactment of [[Emergency Contact Protocol Upsilon]] to immediately contain the threat and prevent a [[Milky Way|galactic]] catastrophe from unfolding. Alvarez refused this option, citing his belief that the ship's onboard complement could handle the situation and that the mining site's resources were more important for rebuilding the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] after its [[Invasion of Earth|destruction]] the prior year. Citing [[UNSC Regulation 14-372-01]], Lycaon attempted to remove Alvarez from duty though was overrided by the senior officer's command override phrase - freezing Lycaon in place and allowing Alvarez to resume his command of ''Saturn''.{{Ref/Reuse|Saturn}}

Following the disastrous deployment of ground forces to Site 22, Alvarez pondered ordering the final dispension of Lycaon, knowing that were he to return to [[Earth]], the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] AI technicians would have no problem in restoring Lycaon's functionality and promptly uncovering Alvarez's failure. Instead, he reasoned that if he disposed of Lycaon, he could then order the crew to desert the UNSC entirely and escape his court martial - though his final decision remains unknown.{{Ref/Reuse|Saturn}}

==Trivia==
Lycaon is named after [[Wikipedia:Lycaon (king of Arcadia)|Lycaon]], a Greek mythological king who was said to have cooked and fed his own child to Zeus. He is prominently featured in the story ''[[Saturn Devouring His Son]]'', a story themed around the [[Wikipedia:Saturn Devouring His Son|famous painting]] of the same name depicting a similar act, with the theme of parents eating their children consistently used throughout the story.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Saturn Devouring His Son]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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